Company Announcements

Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 9944O
Barclays PLC
30 June 2025
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

27 Jun 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

25p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

4,502,876

0.92%

592,506

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

518,464

0.11%

4,219,854

0.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,021,340

1.03%

4,812,360

0.98%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

Purchase

96,952

8.5750  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

35,291

8.5445  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

34,945

8.5725  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

33,751

8.5557  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

29,722

8.5440  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

26,397

8.5462  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

24,441

8.5388  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

20,106

8.5552  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

17,576

8.5373  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

15,372

8.5400  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

13,541

8.5555  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

12,172

8.5454  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

11,292

8.5610  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,883

8.5553  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

7,504

8.5754  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

6,292

8.5565  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,505

8.5590  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

4,065

8.5684  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,853

8.5554  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

3,604

8.5569  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,995

8.5460  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,408

8.5519  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

2,253

8.5751  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,891

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,599

8.5176  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

8.5558  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,160

8.5423  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

8.5550  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

1,074

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

898

8.5518  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

828

8.5687  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

749

8.5575  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

722

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

647

8.5479  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

578

8.5862  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

483

8.5700  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

430

8.5450  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

414

8.5472  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

360

8.5188  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

344

8.5500  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

306

8.5100  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

292

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

285

8.5900  GBP

25p ordinary

Purchase

275

8.5850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

199,035

8.5452  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

83,172

8.5750  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

80,455

8.5735  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

25,358

8.5555  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

24,176

8.5550  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

18,402

8.5607  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

17,240

8.5687  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,910

8.5532  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,866

8.5729  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

9,048

8.5586  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

8,400

8.5671  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,934

8.5574  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,208

8.5569  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

7,002

8.5562  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

3,427

8.5477  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,993

8.5583  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,034

8.5641  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,021

8.5745  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

2,015

8.5498  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,970

8.5435  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,434

8.5760  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,181

8.5642  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,140

8.5650  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,119

8.5786  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

1,074

8.5150  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

791

8.5738  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

615

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

593

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

570

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

340

8.5440  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

326

8.5700  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

285

8.5900  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

275

8.5850  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

258

8.5610  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

212

8.5595  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

181

8.5800  GBP

25p ordinary

Sale

4

8.5675  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

278

8.5300  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,015

8.5498  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,910

8.5532  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,174

8.5543  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

8.5573  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

8.5578  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,993

8.5583  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,048

8.5586  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,121

8.5587  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

212

8.5595  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,402

8.5607  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,400

8.5671  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

8.5675  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,240

8.5687  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,079

8.5745  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,293

8.5748  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

675

8.5749  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,367

8.5750  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,434

8.5760  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

129

8.5200  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

178

8.5328  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

550

8.5454  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

898

8.5518  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

191

8.5550  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

8.5576  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,505

8.5590  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,467

8.5622  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,065

8.5684  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

828

8.5687  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

163

8.5700  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,829

8.5717  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

8.5737  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

134

8.5746  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,257

8.5750  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,253

8.5751  GBP

25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,504

8.5754  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,427

8.5477  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,143

8.5492  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,275

8.5712  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

579

8.5600  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

849

8.5605  GBP

25p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

26,658

8.5750  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

30 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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